Metal Seal Design Guide High Performance Engineered Seals and Sealing Systems ENGINEERING YOUR SUCCESS.

WARNING – USER RESPONSIBILITY FAILURE OR IMPROPER SELECTION OR IMPROPER USE OF THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN OR RELATED ITEMS CAN CAUSE DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. This document and other information from Parker-Hannifin Corporation, its subsidiaries and authorized distributors provide product or system options for further investigation by users having technical expertise. The user, through its own analysis and testing, is solely responsible for making the final selection of the system and components and assuring that all performance, endurance, maintenance, safety and warning...

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Parker Hannifin specializes in high performance engineered seals and sealing systems. The Advanced Products Business Unit was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in North Haven, Connecticut where a 60,000 square foot facility is home to a state-of-the-art metal seal plant, with fully integrated engineering analysis, design, production, assembly and test. In addition to its diversified line of sealing components, Parker Hannifin offers fully engineered sealing systems for specialty applications over a wide range of challenging environments. Parker Hannifin’s highly respected jet engine seals...

Serving the Needs of High-Technology Industries Dependable Sealing Systems for Safety-Critical and Extreme Environments Making dependable sealing systems for safety-critical and extreme applications goes beyond excellence in design and manufacturing. It also means a deep commitment to quality.. .as a way of life. Our company's diversification includes a wide variety of industries such as aerospace, semiconductor, oil and gas, power generation, military, transportation and automotive. Complete Sealing Systems High Performance Engineered Seals and Sealing Systems A sealing system consists of the...

State-of-the-Art Engineering Dependable Sealing Systems for Safety-Critical and Extreme Environments Our technical strength comes from a broad based R&D and engineering staff with specialties across many scientific disciplines and engineering fields. Our engineering capabilities include: • Fatigue and stress relaxation analysis • Complete sealing system design, development and qualification testing in accordance with various industry design codes, including, American Petroleum Institute API 6A and API 17D, American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME B31.3, ASME Section III, ASME Section VIII,...

Manufacturing Technologies Our core manufacturing technologies include metal roll and die forming, various fusion weld methods, CNC machining of metals, polymers and thermoplastics, vacuum heat treatment and electroplating. Production engineering skills include CAE development of roll and die forming tools, as well as the design and development of specialized forming machines and proprietary welding processes. Test Capabilities An important part of the development process of a sealing system is the rigorous testing of the new design. We perform comprehensive qualification testing of the sealing...

The Parker Metal Seal The most extreme environments demand metal seal sealing solutions. Resilient metal seals meet the challenges of high temperatures or cryogenics, high pressures or hard vacuum, corrosive chemicals and even intense levels of radiation performing dependably year after year. Advantages of Metal Seals • Independent Optimization of Functional Components means each discrete function including load, springback and outer sealing layer ductility/hardness can be optimized to ensure highest seal performance in every situation. • Directly Bonded Electroplating onto the load bearing substrate...

How To Use the Metal Seal Design Guide The Advanced Products Business Unit’s line of resilient metal seals are offered in a variety of sizes, shapes, cross sections and materials to satisfy the sealing needs of your extreme environments. Section A General Metal Seal Information Section A – General Metal Seal Information The metal seal part number defines all of the key design elements as indicated on the following page. XXX - 000000 - 00 - 00 - 0 - XXX Metal Seal Type (Section B) Seal Diameter (Section C) (inches specified to three decimal places or millimeters specified to two decimal places)...

Section A - General Metal Seal Information WARNING These products can expose you to chemicals including carbon black (airborne and extracts), antimony trioxide, titanium dioxide, silica (crystalline), di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, ethylene thiourea, acrylonitrile, 1,3-butadiene, epichlorohydrin, toluene diisocyanate, tetrafluoroethylene, ethylbenzene, formaldehyde, furfuryl alcohol, glass fibers, methyl isobutyl ketone, nickel (metallic and compounds), lead and lead compounds which are known to the state of California to cause cancer; and 1,3-butadiene, epichlorohydrin, di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate,...

Section B – Metal Seal Type Selection Metal seals are produced in a number of standard designs which are appropriate for use in a broad spectrum of the most commonly encountered applications. The Metal Seal Type is designated in the part number as shown below. EXX - 000000 - 00 - 00 - 0 - XXX Metal Seal Type (The first letter, E, indicates that the seal dimensions are specified in English units (inches)) Seal Diameter (inches specified to three decimal places; 000.000) Seal Cross Section (Section C) Section B Metal Seal Type Selection Selecting the Metal Seal Type for Your Application Material...

Section B – Metal Seal Type Selection Face Seals for Higher Seating Loads & Lowest Leakage Rates (Greater than 100 lb/inch circumference) Internal PRESSURE DIRECTION 63 µ inch Ra or rougher SURFACE ROUGHNESS 32 µ inch Ra or smoother PRESSURE DIRECTION PRESSURE DIRECTION GREATER SPRINGBACK Limited Performance LOWER COST PRESSURE DIRECTION External These products can expose you to chemicals including carbon black (airborne and extracts), antimony trioxide, titanium dioxide, silica (crystalline), di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, ethylene thiourea, acrylonitrile, 1,3-butadiene, epichlorohydrin, toluene...